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but the fact is mitt romney says i can get you a job. a lot of people between the ages of 20 and 29 care about that? >> absolutely. it's the specifics of how the candidate is going to have get us a job. just saying you're going to get us a job is not merely enough. if you can expand aimer corps a national service or teach for america or those sorts of programs or is he going to merely just look at the tax code and hope that that trickles down. which might take too long to an unemploys young person who needed work yesterday. >> there are certain states where the youth vote matters a whole lot and would be of those is virginia right? >> absolutely. key state for the president. ohio's another big one. but virginia -- >> why? is it because virginia has so many college campuses? there's a university of virginia. >> up north where there's a lot of community college students who've been greatly impacted by it. good signs so far, long lines in virginia. not that long lines are always good from a democratic perspective. shows there's high turnout
but the fact is mitt romney says i can get you a job. a lot of people between the ages of 20 and 29 care about that? >> absolutely. it's the specifics of how the candidate is going to have get us a job. just saying you're going to get us a job is not merely enough. if you can expand aimer corps a national service or teach for america or those sorts of programs or is he going to merely just look at the tax code and hope that that trickles down. which might take too long to an unemploys...
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let's start with mitt romney's claims about job creation. listen to this. >> we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. that's why i have a five point plan that gets america 12 million new jobs in four years and rising take home pay. >> so from what we know of governor romney's plan, will he be able to create those jobs? >> anybody would be able to create those jobs. independent reports, says 12 million jobs will be created in the next four years. >> regardless? >> regardless of who is president. >> okay. >> so, there's a little bit of truth to it, but it may not be a romney thing. it's misleading. now to the issue that brought the most sparks. when they talked energy, it got really intense. the candidates in this exchange are talking about claims of the federal government cutting leases on public land. listen to this. >> what we did was take away those leases and we are now rerenting them so we can make a profit. >> and production on public land is down. >> production is wn 14%. and production -- >> what you a
let's start with mitt romney's claims about job creation. listen to this. >> we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. that's why i have a five point plan that gets america 12 million new jobs in four years and rising take home pay. >> so from what we know of governor romney's plan, will he be able to create those jobs? >> anybody would be able to create those jobs. independent reports, says 12 million jobs will be created in the next four...
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back against the president's claim that romney sent american jobs overseas. >> either mitt romney through his own words and his own signature was misrepresenting his position to the sec, which is a felony, or he was misrepresenting to the american people. >> obama outsourcing attacks. misleading, unfair, and untrue. >> if there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the united states. not the guy who is running to replace them. >> cbs news sat down with president and mrs. obama at the white house this week for a wide ranging interview and he asked the president about his attacks on romney's corporate record. >> when some people questioned why i would challenge his record, the point i made there in the past is, if you're ahead with large private equity firm or hedge fund, your job is to make money. it's not to create jobs. it's to create a successful business. it's to maximize terms for your investor. that's part of the american way. that's part of the system. that doesn't necessarily make you qualified to think about the economy as a whole because as president, my job, is to thin
back against the president's claim that romney sent american jobs overseas. >> either mitt romney through his own words and his own signature was misrepresenting his position to the sec, which is a felony, or he was misrepresenting to the american people. >> obama outsourcing attacks. misleading, unfair, and untrue. >> if there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the united states. not the guy who is running to replace them. >> cbs news sat down with...
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romney is down south today. he is raising money for his campaign, but the president was back on the campaign trail in cincinnati and he accused romney of sending jobs overseas as he was head of bane capital. running a negative campaign so he doesn't have to talk about his bad record on the economy. >> there's a new study out by nonpartisan economists that says governor romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs. there's only one problem. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> what does that say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is attack me? >> louisiana's governor is helping romney raise some money today. jindal has been mentioned as a possible running mate and today, top adviser says that vp announcement could come as soon as this week. lesli. >>> still ahead, new information on the tragic series of events that led to the death of a man during an armed robbery. >> u.s.a. is in town. basketball that is. a will the of star power. kobe, lebron. we'll have a fu
romney is down south today. he is raising money for his campaign, but the president was back on the campaign trail in cincinnati and he accused romney of sending jobs overseas as he was head of bane capital. running a negative campaign so he doesn't have to talk about his bad record on the economy. >> there's a new study out by nonpartisan economists that says governor romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs. there's only one problem. the jobs wouldn't be in america....
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not create jobs here. >> romney is working to get back on the offensive after days of attacks from president obama on romney's business record. tuesday, the president traveled deep into gop territory. >> hello texas. >> to target some of the country's wealthiest donors and his latino and gay supporters. at a fund raising stop in san antonio, he again pointed to romney's time as ceo of bane capital. >> i don't want pioneers of outsourcing in the white house. i want somebody who believes in insourcing. let's bring those jobs back home. >> president argued that his opponent believes prosperity comes from the top down. >> i believe in fighting on behalf of working families and giving them opportunity. >> the obama campaign also followed romney to pennsylvania with a one-day tv ad. flaming the former governor's refusal to release more than two years of his personal tax returns. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> now at this point, even some republicans have been calling for the former massachusetts governor to release those tax returns, but romney says in compliance with the law and he
not create jobs here. >> romney is working to get back on the offensive after days of attacks from president obama on romney's business record. tuesday, the president traveled deep into gop territory. >> hello texas. >> to target some of the country's wealthiest donors and his latino and gay supporters. at a fund raising stop in san antonio, he again pointed to romney's time as ceo of bane capital. >> i don't want pioneers of outsourcing in the white house. i want...
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delegate who says that mitt romney gave him one of his first jobs and he says that the impression that a lot of the public has of him is just a plan wrong. just-- plain wrong. now that the gop convention has officially declared mitt romney its guy, the work to close the likability gap with president obama kicks in. >> while he offered me a job 30 years ago at bain consulting. >> reporter: michael cleary has known romney for decades and knows there is no way his old friend will carry his hometown, heavily democratic d.c. >> we lobby everyone we can speak to. >> reporter: but cleary hopes to carry a different image of mitt romney to places like battleground virginia. >> he is a terrific fellow. >> reporter: the perception is he isn't. >> i know. that's the perception and that's got to change because my personal view of him is he's a terrific guy, very honest, very great leader, very smart, very decisive. >> mitt romney, the businessman. >> reporter: groups supporting president obama have questioned mitt romney's time at bain capital. even newt gingrich called romney a vulture capitalist,
delegate who says that mitt romney gave him one of his first jobs and he says that the impression that a lot of the public has of him is just a plan wrong. just-- plain wrong. now that the gop convention has officially declared mitt romney its guy, the work to close the likability gap with president obama kicks in. >> while he offered me a job 30 years ago at bain consulting. >> reporter: michael cleary has known romney for decades and knows there is no way his old friend will carry...
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would do a better job of handling the economy than president obama. the obama campaign is getting some help on that issue from the former president bill clinton. >> the republican plan is to cut more taxes on the upper income people and go back to deregulation. >> reporter: they are also defending the economic record and his energy policy. >> and that is the reason that yohave more coalminers employed in this country than in the past 15 years. >> reporter: ohio is a bright spot. he is still leading by six points if in that stage and hold a 13-point advantage with women voters. >> cbs news, washington. >>> and now voters surveyed in three states gave the republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan a mostly favorable rating. but the majority opposed his medicare plan. >> and d.c.'s mayor said that our city needs what they call a game changer when it comes to preventing storms from knocking out the power and they are in power lines on the table. today, the top administrators met with the utility owners to talk about this idea. the goal is to prevent
would do a better job of handling the economy than president obama. the obama campaign is getting some help on that issue from the former president bill clinton. >> the republican plan is to cut more taxes on the upper income people and go back to deregulation. >> reporter: they are also defending the economic record and his energy policy. >> and that is the reason that yohave more coalminers employed in this country than in the past 15 years. >> reporter: ohio is a...
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the president's republican challenger mitt romney says those job numbers are actually worse than that for a lot of americans. however, the white house says despite the report the economy is still growing. >> the president's policies have not gotten america working again and the president is going to have to stand up and take responsibility for. >> i've got a different idea, by building not from the top down but from the middle class up. >> the president wrapped up that bus tour to ohio and pennsylvania today, two states that helped him win back in 2008. romney right now is vacationing in new hampshire. >>> two of the highest ranking senators on both sides of the aisle will be this week's guests on sunday's face the nation, arizona republican john mccain and illinois democrat dick durbin. joining us now live is the host, cbs' bob schieffer. romney jumped right on the latest unemployment numbers calling them a kick in the gut attacking the president's current neck policies saying it's time for a change -- current economic policies saying it's time for a change. >> no surprise there and
the president's republican challenger mitt romney says those job numbers are actually worse than that for a lot of americans. however, the white house says despite the report the economy is still growing. >> the president's policies have not gotten america working again and the president is going to have to stand up and take responsibility for. >> i've got a different idea, by building not from the top down but from the middle class up. >> the president wrapped up that bus...
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as romney hammers away at president obama about job creation, the president is releasing a new television ad. it accuses romney of failing to stand up to extremists in the gop. >> at least 17 people have died after a 5 point earthquake rocked northern italy. it's the second quake to hit that region in a little more than a week. anna has the latest on the search and rescue efforts from italy. >> a powerful earthquake took down the church of st. francis in italy, leaving just the facade. buildings throughout italy collapsed in tuesday's 5.8 earthquake. several others fell in the aftershock. italian police say more than a dozen people are dead and more are missing. rescue crews are combing through debris looking for any survivors. near the epicenter, the historic center has been evacuated. she's afraid she will never be able to return to her home. >> she says i feel empty, lost, and terrified. when the earthquake hit, it rattled italians since another deadly earthquake a little over a week ago. the back to back quakes devastated one of italy's largest industrial areas. damaging and destroyin
as romney hammers away at president obama about job creation, the president is releasing a new television ad. it accuses romney of failing to stand up to extremists in the gop. >> at least 17 people have died after a 5 point earthquake rocked northern italy. it's the second quake to hit that region in a little more than a week. anna has the latest on the search and rescue efforts from italy. >> a powerful earthquake took down the church of st. francis in italy, leaving just the...
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. >> i think it's got to be someone with the same vision as mitt romney that's going to focus on jobs and deficit reduction and a comprehensive vision for energy and can bring people together. i think we've got a president that's been dividing the country on everything from men versus women to rich versus the middle class. that we don't need. we need people that are going to say we're all americans. we can do better than we've done and let's find a way to get together and work as americans to make the greatest country on earth even better. >> governor mcdom did say he is not looking to be -- mcdonnell did say he is the looking to be p nominee and says he's very -- to be the vp nominee and says he's very happy being governor of virginia. >>> for the second straight day the president called on congress to pass what he says is a more balanced tax cody, the one proposed by -- code, the one proposed by billionaire warren buffett. >> next week members of congress will have a chance to vote on the buffett rule and it's simple. you make more than $1 million a year, if not you have $1 million,
. >> i think it's got to be someone with the same vision as mitt romney that's going to focus on jobs and deficit reduction and a comprehensive vision for energy and can bring people together. i think we've got a president that's been dividing the country on everything from men versus women to rich versus the middle class. that we don't need. we need people that are going to say we're all americans. we can do better than we've done and let's find a way to get together and work as...
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president on jobs. bruce leshan was there for both events and joins us live where gingrich drew a decent crowd. huh bruce? >> reporter: the press corps abandoned gingrich weeks ago. he is $4 million in debt. former fans were blasting him for keeping this secret service detail that had been costing taxpayers about $40,000 a day. he is promising now to campaign for mitt romney, but he has already given the obama campaign plenty of ammunition against the all but certain republican nominee. >> leaving behind 1700 people. >> the obama campaign rapid response team was up with the video of newt's slaps, hours before the hard charging former speaker had even dropped out. >> as a man who wants to run for the president of united states who can't be honest with the american people. why should we expect him to level about anything? >> in the steamy ballroom where gingrich let the air out of his run. >> today, i'm suspending the campaign. >> reporter: the subdued excandidate made clear he will support his former riv
president on jobs. bruce leshan was there for both events and joins us live where gingrich drew a decent crowd. huh bruce? >> reporter: the press corps abandoned gingrich weeks ago. he is $4 million in debt. former fans were blasting him for keeping this secret service detail that had been costing taxpayers about $40,000 a day. he is promising now to campaign for mitt romney, but he has already given the obama campaign plenty of ammunition against the all but certain republican nominee....
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the line, governor romney said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. >> that's what he said. >> i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. >> reporter: this manufacturing town is if you of auto workers and the -- full of auto workers and the president said his administration is filing a complaint against china for unfair tariffs on some suvs made in ohio. >> i want goods shipped around the world staffed with made in america. >> reporter: as the president makes -- stamped with made in america. >> reporter: as the president makes the case he's done all can he to help the economy, the white house is bracing for the jobs report due friday. with unemployment stuck above 8%, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney likes his chances in november. >> as long as i continue to speak about the economy, i'm going to win. >> reporter: romney's campaign put louisiana governor bobby jindal and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty on a bus to shadow the president. >> when it comes to getting tough with china this is barack come lately. he's been in office four years. >> reporter
the line, governor romney said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. >> that's what he said. >> i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. >> reporter: this manufacturing town is if you of auto workers and the -- full of auto workers and the president said his administration is filing a complaint against china for unfair tariffs on some suvs made in ohio. >> i want goods shipped around the world staffed with made in america. >> reporter: as the...
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employers added 171,000 new jobs in october. 45,000 more than many analysts anticipated. and the labor department says hiring over the summer was better than previously thought. both president obama and mitt romney campaigned today in the battleground state of ohio. >>> with election day just days away the final push in the presidential race will be the focus of this week's cbs news "face the nation." joining us from new york is the host, bob schieffer. bob, does today's unemployment report in your mind favor the president more or governor romney more? >> well, i think the people at the white house breathed a great sigh of relief that it didn't go above 8%, which it has been much of this year. so in that sense i suppose it helped the president. but, you know, lesli, it's hard for me to see someone sitting around their kitchen table saying, i don't know who i'm going to vote for, but when those jobs numbers come out, then i will decide. that's not how people decide whether they think the economy is good or bad. they do it on whether uncle charlie has a job or whether their
employers added 171,000 new jobs in october. 45,000 more than many analysts anticipated. and the labor department says hiring over the summer was better than previously thought. both president obama and mitt romney campaigned today in the battleground state of ohio. >>> with election day just days away the final push in the presidential race will be the focus of this week's cbs news "face the nation." joining us from new york is the host, bob schieffer. bob, does today's...
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ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> the redskins break out training camp tomorrow. >> and dave owens is live at redskins park where today's press conference is already getting underway. >> that's right, guys. rg3, his weekly press conference. he's heading to the podium right now. let's listen in. >> a lot of plays, there is usually one guy that is wide open and everybody else is blinking. i went through the reid and the corner was taking away down the field. we high, lowed the player. i threw the ball to pier, that's it. >> what kind of things have they done to help you to get more comfortable? >> just talking about it. it's not that you walk to the line, you say defense and say, i have the perfect play for that defense. it's c
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> d.c. baseball history could be made tonight if the washington nationals can beat the philadelphia phillies. >> that's right. our colleague derek mcginty is live at nationals park with more on where this team has been and where they're hopefully going. d? >> reporter: oh, man, a lot of expectations around this team, but you not, it has been actually a pretty fast -- but you know, it has been actually a pretty fast process. in about an hour or 45 minutes or so they'll play the philadelphia phillies. if you look behind me, you can see the players warming up taking their batting practice loosening up for the big game tonight. i'm joined here in nats park by charlie f mr. oes, the voice of the nats. i know you're very excited because you sat here and watched the nats go from bad to good in a lot less time than anybody expected. >> when you think back to baseball's return in 2005 and the excitement that there was at rfk stadium that first year the team got off to a great star
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the romney campaign suggests it's too little too late. a new survey shows there was no significant change in voter opinion for either candidate. aneat anita, back to you. >> the economy as well as the deficit, in a cbs instant poll, 50% of uncommitted voters said the president won this one and 27% gave it to romney. >>> the issue of jerry mannedderring. voters in maryland have a historic -- we have little doubt that when you see the tortured map, you will understand why motivated citizens just got that issue on the ballot. scott? >>> there are a lot of critics who say the democrats in charge in maryland, that would be the governor and legislature have reached an all time low which is why i'm here at the intersection of oa kv iew home to three congressional districts and a church. over on this side of the street, folks are on the fourth congressional district. on this side of the street they are in the 8th congressional district. they are voting with people who are farmers and what about that corner over there. this corner over there is in
the romney campaign suggests it's too little too late. a new survey shows there was no significant change in voter opinion for either candidate. aneat anita, back to you. >> the economy as well as the deficit, in a cbs instant poll, 50% of uncommitted voters said the president won this one and 27% gave it to romney. >>> the issue of jerry mannedderring. voters in maryland have a historic -- we have little doubt that when you see the tortured map, you will understand why motivated...
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ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> more swing states on the agenda for our presidential candidates, but this day, they were each taking turns slamming the others energy plan. randall pinkston explains. >> derek, more harsh words on the campaign trail today. vice president joe biden said gop poll sis on wall street would put americans back in change, while mitt romney calls it inappropriate. another day of tough talk is a battle for the white house. >> on the campaign trail in different battleground states, president obama and mitt romney both focused on energy. coal miners stood behind romney in eastern ohio as he blasted president obama. >> he also said you can go out and build a new coal plan if you want, but if you do, you go
ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> more swing states on the agenda for our presidential candidates, but this day, they were each taking turns slamming the others energy plan....
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he tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. the chicago guys will do anything, can't debate, so change numbers. the white house calls well sp's insinuation utter nonsense. and most republicans are steering clear of the former ceo's comments, including mitt romney. the republican nominee says many of the new jobs are only part-time. and that's not what a real recovery looks like. >> even those that have jobs are having tough times. the middle class is being squeezed with higher and higher costs and with incomes that have come down. >> report was good news on wall street, but investors remain weary. >> everyone is saying here we gorks everything
he tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. the chicago guys will do anything, can't debate, so change numbers. the white house calls well sp's insinuation utter nonsense. and most republicans are steering clear of the former ceo's comments, including mitt romney. the republican nominee says many of the new jobs are only part-time. and that's not what a real recovery looks like. >> even those that have jobs are having tough times. the middle class is being squeezed with higher and higher costs...
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he's a job killer. >> these are truths. >> the other candidates have four more days and two debates in which to catch romney before the primary. >>> virginia's governor bob mcdonnell is calling on the state's republican party to rescind a loyalty oath requirement for primary election day. the oath would require voters to sign a statement saying they intend to support the party's nominee whoever that is before they're allowed to vote in the primary. mcdonnell says he understands the reasoning, but he says such a loyalty oath would be unenforceable. >>> check out this frightening scene around mount aetna in sicily. the volcano erupted for the first time this year. so far the lava is flowing in a sparsely populated valley. fortunately there are no reports of injuries. it also appears nearby airport traffic is not affected. the eruption started early this morning. >> don't want to be near, it but it is magnificent to see. >>y to both those things. i -- yes to both those things. >> i like that it's sparsely pop lated, so it's still headed for somebody's house. >> we managed to make it into
he's a job killer. >> these are truths. >> the other candidates have four more days and two debates in which to catch romney before the primary. >>> virginia's governor bob mcdonnell is calling on the state's republican party to rescind a loyalty oath requirement for primary election day. the oath would require voters to sign a statement saying they intend to support the party's nominee whoever that is before they're allowed to vote in the primary. mcdonnell says he...
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didn't do anything in massachusetts to create an environment for jobs. why? because he exploded the size and scale of government. >> reporter: santorum is brushing aside new calls for him to step aside. romney's campaign insists there's no way santorum can pick up enough delegates to lock in the nomination, but the former senator plans to take his fight all the way to the gop convention. >> if we happen to win illinois, that would be the 11th state i've won in this election. >> reporter: illinois is essentially a two-man race between santorum and romney. ron paul and newt gingrich chose to skip campaigning there keeping their focus on contests in the weeks to come. randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >> that illinois poll that puts romney in the lead shows gingrich is supporting the state with just 13%. ron paul is at 8%. >>> the virginia town hit hardest by last august's earthquake will be settling in for a free concert featuring alan jackson, country music star. the town won the right to hold the show in an online contest. mineral will receive
didn't do anything in massachusetts to create an environment for jobs. why? because he exploded the size and scale of government. >> reporter: santorum is brushing aside new calls for him to step aside. romney's campaign insists there's no way santorum can pick up enough delegates to lock in the nomination, but the former senator plans to take his fight all the way to the gop convention. >> if we happen to win illinois, that would be the 11th state i've won in this election....
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. >> johnny, you do a great job on the fan in the morning. thanks for stopping by. >> back to you guys. >>> still ahead tonight after a big win in nevada mitt romney now hoping to keep momentum going in two more states tomorrow. >>> plus over 100 d.c. employees caught stealing unemployment benefits while on the job. >>> up next helping the homeless. we'll introduce you to local heros making a difference in people's lives when they need it most. >>> in tonight's hero central helping the approximately 400,000 homeless people living in northern virginia. for the past 10 years homemade northern virginia has been partnering with organizations to try and erase this problem. >> j.c. hayward introduces us to that nonprofit tonight. >> reporter: homemade northern virginia is building hope in the community. they provide the necessary resources to help homeless people get back on their feet. today at carpenter shelter in alexandria major improvements have been made to the facility. >> we've added a lot of storage so we can take in donations in our pantr
. >> johnny, you do a great job on the fan in the morning. thanks for stopping by. >> back to you guys. >>> still ahead tonight after a big win in nevada mitt romney now hoping to keep momentum going in two more states tomorrow. >>> plus over 100 d.c. employees caught stealing unemployment benefits while on the job. >>> up next helping the homeless. we'll introduce you to local heros making a difference in people's lives when they need it most....
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the crowd at the conservative conference in colorado welcomed mitt romney with thunderous applause on saturday. it was a victory lap. >> trickle down government that the president proposes is one where he will raise taxes on small business, which will kill jobs. i instead want to keep taxes down on small businesses to create jobs. >> an instant cbs news poll of the uncommittedded voters showed that he won the first debate by a margin of 2-1. speaking on thursday, he continues to draw contrast with the president. >> we don't measure compassion on how many people to put on food stamp and how many you can get a good job to get off the food stamps. >> reporter: president obama came out swinging on thursday, something that critics say he should have done at the debate. >> the president told the crowd of supporters in denver that a different challenger showed up on wednesday night. >> the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year. seeing $5,000 in tax cuts. and they said that he didn't know anything about that. >> and the president slammed romney for saying that
the crowd at the conservative conference in colorado welcomed mitt romney with thunderous applause on saturday. it was a victory lap. >> trickle down government that the president proposes is one where he will raise taxes on small business, which will kill jobs. i instead want to keep taxes down on small businesses to create jobs. >> an instant cbs news poll of the uncommittedded voters showed that he won the first debate by a margin of 2-1. speaking on thursday, he continues to...
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i mean from the beginning this election was going to be about jobs and the economy and every little bit the economy gets better, the better the chances of the incumbent president, barack obama. so the white house hasn't had much good news lately, derek, but this has got to be a day when they're pretty happy about all this. >> let's talk nevada for a second. we know that some of the lower tier guys, the two lower tier guys in the election, moved off from florida and decided to bet on these caucuses, but nevada is not very friendly territory for anybody but mitt romney right now. >> i think as a very large mormon population out there, i think from the beginning i think gingrich is more or less conceded -- has more or less conceded victory out there, but newt gingrich is not going anywhere despite what a lot of people thought at the beginning of this thing. as long as there's this divide that remains in the republican party, gingrich is going to hang on. what he has to do now is hang on through february when there are these caucuses and there are no debates until you get into super tuesday
i mean from the beginning this election was going to be about jobs and the economy and every little bit the economy gets better, the better the chances of the incumbent president, barack obama. so the white house hasn't had much good news lately, derek, but this has got to be a day when they're pretty happy about all this. >> let's talk nevada for a second. we know that some of the lower tier guys, the two lower tier guys in the election, moved off from florida and decided to bet on these...
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ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> when you think six figure jobs, what comes to mind? doctor, lawyer? well in, hermosa beach, california, you can also add meter maid to that list, too. that's right. if you are handing out tickets, then you could make $100,000 plus the salary and the benefits and that has their mayor and some residents pretty mad. >> how does the market value of this job, is it worth $90,000 a year and the answer is to me now. >> absurd. what do they do to deserve that money besides cost me money for tickets i don't deserve? >> well, the police chief says the numbers are being inflated and that many of them actually make less than $50,000 a year. >> so we all know it's been a really, really hot, humid sticky sum
ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> when you think six figure jobs, what comes to mind? doctor, lawyer? well in, hermosa beach, california, you can also add meter maid to that...
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women care about jobs and the economy. women care about healthcare and how it's going to affect our family. women care about the debt being passed on to their children. those are the issues that mitt romney needs to talk about. >> and that's really the talking point here among a lot of the republicans. he doesn't have to be likable, they just have to convince the american people that he'll do a better job of managing the economy. anita. >> the economy is keep, bruce, we'll look for you tonight at 11:00 and on u.s.a.today.com. >>> well, ahead of her speech tonight at the gop convention, mitt romney's wife is revealing new details about a miscarriage she suffered in her 40s. in an exclusive interview with scott pelley. ann romney was initially shocked and excited to having another child. then one night she realized she was losing that baby. >> it was about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning and i decided i wasn't going to wake mitt up. i was going to be okay and i waited until 6:00 in the morning and said mitt, you have to take me
women care about jobs and the economy. women care about healthcare and how it's going to affect our family. women care about the debt being passed on to their children. those are the issues that mitt romney needs to talk about. >> and that's really the talking point here among a lot of the republicans. he doesn't have to be likable, they just have to convince the american people that he'll do a better job of managing the economy. anita. >> the economy is keep, bruce, we'll look for...
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. >> lori is a small business owner in columbus and might benefit from romney's tax plan. but she doesn't believe it will be good for the country. so she's voting for the president. >> you have to pay your fair share in taxes. that means big business. that means small business. >> phillip is ceo of a local industrial supplier. he wants smaller government and is voting for mitt romney. >> i think that is the central question in this election. what is the size, the role, and the scope of government and what is its cost? >> both candidates will be locking for more supporters right up to election day. susan, cbs news, columbus, ohio. >> and by the way, ohio voters have accurately picked the winning presidential candidate in the last 12 elections. derek. >>> coming up, sky dive aboarded. find out why an extreme athlete cancels that effort and he does it at the last second. >>> we are tracking another cold front. we'll tell you what that means for your morning commute and the nats game tomorrow afternoon. >>> and i'm scott broom live in montgomery county. investigating the tragi
. >> lori is a small business owner in columbus and might benefit from romney's tax plan. but she doesn't believe it will be good for the country. so she's voting for the president. >> you have to pay your fair share in taxes. that means big business. that means small business. >> phillip is ceo of a local industrial supplier. he wants smaller government and is voting for mitt romney. >> i think that is the central question in this election. what is the size, the role,...
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you've never had a job outside the home and, of course, controversy ensued. >> yeah. you know what i find most interesting about this whole thing, derek, is that it really does underline how crucial both sides think that the women's vote is going to be this time around. as you well know, most polls suggest that president obama has about an 18 point lead among women voters and they are very determined to keep it that way. i'm not sure who got there first, but i think the obama people were the first one to criticize hillary rosen for saying that and saying that it was unfortunate and offensive and who knows what else. i think they attacked their own reporter before the romney people got to it, but again, it just underlines both sides think the women's vote is going to be very crucial this time around and that's why the obama people were so quick to separate themselves from hillary rosen and why the obama people were so quick to attack even though i think the obama people beat them to the punch. >> absolutely. bob schieffer, we'll watch you on face the nation with jerusa
you've never had a job outside the home and, of course, controversy ensued. >> yeah. you know what i find most interesting about this whole thing, derek, is that it really does underline how crucial both sides think that the women's vote is going to be this time around. as you well know, most polls suggest that president obama has about an 18 point lead among women voters and they are very determined to keep it that way. i'm not sure who got there first, but i think the obama people were...
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that's what americans need right now. >> mcdonnell says romney's always known south carolina will be a tough race, but the virginia governor says romney is on a roll. >>> the race to fill harry thomas, jr.'s d.c. council seat is underway. the former ward 5 council member resigned two weeks ago as part of that huge plea on a tax fraud and embezzlement charges. we'll hear the challenge for the next council person is to bring the divided ward together. reporter: starting at 8:30 this morning folks can come here to the board of elections to fill out paperwork for their bid for the ward 5 council member seat. so far 20 people are fighting for the job. 30 minutes after the doors opened frank wild filled out his paperwork at the board of election. each hopeful must gather 500 signatures by february 15th. >> dcoee.org and look up your voter registration. make sure your address on file is up to date. you sign a petition with an address that does not match the address in our file, then your signature will be invalid. reporter: the special elections to replace disgraced former council member ha
that's what americans need right now. >> mcdonnell says romney's always known south carolina will be a tough race, but the virginia governor says romney is on a roll. >>> the race to fill harry thomas, jr.'s d.c. council seat is underway. the former ward 5 council member resigned two weeks ago as part of that huge plea on a tax fraud and embezzlement charges. we'll hear the challenge for the next council person is to bring the divided ward together. reporter: starting at 8:30...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> don't you just hate it when there are so many political signs clogging up the median strips? well, in virginia, not so much anymore. >> that's right, because as peggy fox reports, people complain so much and so loudly that the lawmakers in virginia took some action. >> here on the springfield parkway and the fairfax county parkway, the medians are pretty clear of signs. except for that one. this huge sign for congressional candidate, patrick murray, is one of the few political signs we found violating virginia law. he has an identical one in the middle of old king mill road. >> too many political signs, you get noyed. >> they are a blight on our community. >> after one candidate's sign goes up, dozens more appear like mushrooms after a rain. >> it looks like a lot of chaos. >> they are illegal, they have always been illegal. they can cause problems, they are not safe and it's costly for the county to clean them up. >> springfield supervisor says the signs can be hazardo
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> don't you just hate it when there are so many political signs clogging up the median strips? well, in virginia, not so much anymore. >> that's right, because as peggy fox reports, people complain so much and so loudly that the lawmakers in virginia took some action. >> here on the springfield parkway and the fairfax county parkway, the medians are pretty...
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. >> if you think this campaign against president obama is going to be about the economy and jobs and government being too big, then i'm the guy you need to nominate of. >> reporter: romney will spend the entire day campaigning in ohio and so will rick santorum. polls show the two neck and neck here heading into super tuesday's most critical contest. >> i come to the people of ohio as a candidate who shouldn't be here, shouldn't be here if you looked at any political expert and you look at the money that's been spent. >> reporter: santorum will watch the returns in steubenville, but if he wins here, he won't capture the area delegates. his campaign failed to submit the required paperwork in some required districts. jim emmerling will still support santorum, a small business owner in steubenville. >> he stands for a lot of causes that i believe in and he's from pennsylvania which is right across the river. >> reporter: newt gingrich is making his push in super tuesday's southern states, georgia and tennessee. >> we're not just against obama. we are for drakeically better america, an am
. >> if you think this campaign against president obama is going to be about the economy and jobs and government being too big, then i'm the guy you need to nominate of. >> reporter: romney will spend the entire day campaigning in ohio and so will rick santorum. polls show the two neck and neck here heading into super tuesday's most critical contest. >> i come to the people of ohio as a candidate who shouldn't be here, shouldn't be here if you looked at any political expert...
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. >> he focused on obamacare instead of jobs. barack obama, what a disappointment. >> reporter: the commercial is on the air in florida where president obama hit the campaign trail thursday. >> hello, orlando! >> reporter: he told voters outside orlando his plan for boosting the economy is better than his challenger's. the obama campaign is also out with a new ad blasting romney's tax proposals. >> mitt romney's middle class tax increase, he pays less, you pay more. >> reporter: the commercial uses the tax policy center report to suggest romney pays a lower proportion of his income in taxes than many people who earn a lot less. >> they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before. >> reporter: both campaigns will be looking to important economic news friday when the u.s. government announces the july unemployment numbers. dick brennan for cbs news, new york. >>> president obama will appear at a loudon county high school tonight in leesburg. he is due there around 7:40. the president won virginia in 2008 by mo
. >> he focused on obamacare instead of jobs. barack obama, what a disappointment. >> reporter: the commercial is on the air in florida where president obama hit the campaign trail thursday. >> hello, orlando! >> reporter: he told voters outside orlando his plan for boosting the economy is better than his challenger's. the obama campaign is also out with a new ad blasting romney's tax proposals. >> mitt romney's middle class tax increase, he pays less, you pay...
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. >> romney is wrapping up campaign with rallies in florida, ohio, new hampshire and virginia. he worked to close the deal with independent voters. >> anyone who wonders whether better jobs and paychecks are a thing of the past, i have a clear and unequivocal message. with the right leadership, america is about to come roaring back. >> at every stop, both candidates are pleading with supporters who haven't voted early to get to the polls on tuesday. cbs news, white house. >> president obama will end his night in chicago. romney will finish in new hampshire where he's got a home. both men will have made more than 100 campaign stops. >> sky 9 was over the site of a deadly accident today. two people were killed in a multi vehicle crash on central avenue near the six flags amusement park. both lanes were closed while the emergency crews pull a person from the wreckage. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused it. >>> metro is apologizing for a mistake over the weekend. the subway system closed at 3:00 a.m. sunday morning but clocks were moved back and stations shoul
. >> romney is wrapping up campaign with rallies in florida, ohio, new hampshire and virginia. he worked to close the deal with independent voters. >> anyone who wonders whether better jobs and paychecks are a thing of the past, i have a clear and unequivocal message. with the right leadership, america is about to come roaring back. >> at every stop, both candidates are pleading with supporters who haven't voted early to get to the polls on tuesday. cbs news, white house....
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rules. >> you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. welfare to work goes to being welfare. >> all right, we'll talk about the facts behind this ad. we know it's been widely debunked here, but they keep on running it. >> their argument is well, there's lots of problems with what obama did. the g.o.a. said obama didn't have the authority. but obama argued and i think it's actually true by law that they are not waving the work requirements. they are allowing states to find other ways to put people into training, to qualify for the federal requirement. >> the other side of this, this is one of the ads that did get traction. perhaps why they kept running it? >> if the ad works, whether it is true or not doesn't seem to matter. >> part of an ad by a superpack that has gotten a lot of press, take a listen. >> i lost my healthcare. and my family lost their healthcare. and a short time after that my wife became ill. i don't know how long she was sick and i think maybe she didn't say anything because she kn
rules. >> you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. welfare to work goes to being welfare. >> all right, we'll talk about the facts behind this ad. we know it's been widely debunked here, but they keep on running it. >> their argument is well, there's lots of problems with what obama did. the g.o.a. said obama didn't have the authority. but obama argued and i think it's actually true by law that they are not waving...
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that will determine whether any of the candidates could truly challenge the front runner mitt romney. we've got more for you. >> reporter: hundreds of supporters, they greeted mitt romney with cheers in west palm beach, florida. he's the favorite to win the primary next week. he wants to carry that momentum into florida's primary ten days later. >> we'll the inc -- we'll see the change. i believe that it will be mitt romney. >> reporter: with two victories that have been behind him, he's focusing his attacks on president obama. but as the gop rivals are targeting him. >> i like being able to fire people here to provide services to me. >> reporter: and newt gingrich's campaign, highlights the verbal mishaps. he told his supporters that the moments, they should cost him the nominations. >> when you have the candidates, who will talk about, you know, the enjoyment in firing people. not all the talk is negative, he appeared on the steps of the state capitol to present himself as the candidate solving the housing crisis. you too could be the citizen of america. >> reporter: they will have
that will determine whether any of the candidates could truly challenge the front runner mitt romney. we've got more for you. >> reporter: hundreds of supporters, they greeted mitt romney with cheers in west palm beach, florida. he's the favorite to win the primary next week. he wants to carry that momentum into florida's primary ten days later. >> we'll the inc -- we'll see the change. i believe that it will be mitt romney. >> reporter: with two victories that have been...